Snapchat Pulls Rihanna Ad That 'Made Light of Domestic Violence'

The ad is a variation of the popular pass-time game, "Would You Rather", giving the options of: "slap Rihanna" or "punch Chris Brown".

Snapchat has removed an advert from its platform that it says "makes light of domestic violence".

A statement issued to the publication by Snapchatsaid that they were "sorry" for the ad and that it violated their advertising guidelines.

We reserve the right to reject or remove any ad in our sole discretion for any reason.

The image was a reference to Brown's 2009 assault against the pop star, which left her face famously battered before they were set to perform at the Grammys.

After the ad leaked, users and public figures like Chelsea Clinton took to Twitter expressing their anger with the social media app for approving such a distasteful ad, considering their impact on users, who are mainly teenagers. "We immediately removed the ad last weekend, once we became aware", the company wrote.

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The Ogham Stones (11 p.m.), Corty Byron (9 p.m.) and Hiding Scarlet (7 p.m.) will perform at Tellus360 Saturday. 'Don't Kiss Me . In a city where there is no shortage of activities, there is always plenty to do when an awesome holiday such as St.

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"Like what were they thinking with this?"

Twitter user Emily gained hundreds of likes for claiming Snapchat was "run by frat boys" who approved the ad.

She said: "I know that social media ads go through an approval process from the platform". Very bad that anyone thinks this is appropriate.

He pleaded guilty to assaulting his former girlfriend and was sentenced to 180 days of community service for the attack.

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Manchester City have cooled their interest in Fred, the Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder , who could join Manchester United instead. Unfortunately it did not work, but now I'm focused here, out of the window we try to forget and focus on football.

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John McCain , R-Ariz., said Haspel must explain the nature and extent of her involvement in the CIA's interrogation program. Tillerson had championed diplomacy as the best option, and said so again in his farewell remarks to the State Department.

The United States, 14th previous year , is now 18th, while the United Kingdom is in 19th, the same spot it occupied in 2017. In fact, the USA has never even entered the top 10 of the World Happiness Report ranking.

Economic analyst Lawrence "Larry" Kudlow appears on CNBC at the New York Stock Exchange, (NYSE) in New York, U.S., March 7, 2018. Kudlow would also be a controversial choice as he is a recovering alcoholic who once had a $100,000 per month cocaine habit.

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In all likelihood, he wouldn't command as much money as some other free-agent wide receivers will reportedly receive. Crabtree caught 58 passes for 518 yards and eight touchdowns last season, serving as Carr's primary red zone threat.

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